Dune: Awakening Prepares for May 2025 Launch with Free Demo and Pre-Orders Opening This Week

The survival MMO from Funcom will release as a complete game with no Early Access or subscription model, featuring advanced graphical support and accessible hardware requirements.

Dune: Awakening, set in the Dune universe, will launch on May 20, 2025, as a full game without Early Access or a subscription model.
Pre-orders open this week starting at $49.99, with optional paid DLCs that do not block access to the main story.
A free demo, including a character creator and benchmark mode, is now available on Steam for players to explore the game and test system performance.
The game will support advanced graphical technologies such as NVIDIA DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4, and Intel XeSS 2, ensuring optimized performance across various setups.
Minimum hardware requirements include an Intel Core i5-7400 processor, 16GB RAM, and a GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, with recommended specs for high settings at 1440p requiring a GeForce RTX 3070 GPU.